833 Ambush (1/2)
There are already three scholars who have agreed to jointly publish the article with me. The newspaper office and publisher have also been contacted… That's sufficient. Next, according to the Lord's will, would be to immediately print and circulate 'The Wealth of Nations'. At least all the cultured people in Ettoman should hear about it…
Silently thinking to himself, Donald alighted from the horse carriage.
Currently, he was very low-profile. He was dressed in black and had a tall-collar shirt covering half of his face.
According to the original plan, he was intending to decline any invitation and concentrate on maintaining his reputation by staying home.
The invitations from others were still easy to decline, but Sir Thomas was an authority figure in Malan Port with a vast network of connections. He had no choice but to come.
Moreover, the other party was also very sincere.
”Hmm? This place… doesn't seem to be Sir Thomas' villa… Mond, you…”
Donald turned his head and saw his driver's lifeless expression suddenly slumping to the ground.
”You are Donald?” A gorgeous woman wearing a crimson dress walked out from the house in front. ”Seems to be rather ordinary too? Follow me!”
”Why should I?”
Donald moved his lips slightly, but was shocked to discover two radiant light orbs being emitted from the woman's pupils and going straight into his eyes.
If it were an ordinary person who encountered this, they might immediately be turned into a puppet and be freely manipulated.
After contemplating, Donald chose not to expose himself. He allowed the light rays to enter him, and his face promptly became expressionless.
”Hehe… Good boy, follow me!”
This woman was evidently highly confident in her methods and was proudly humming a folk song as she had Donald follow her into the wooden house.
”Haha… That was so simple!”
The woman brought Donald to a hidden chamber underground and lazily stretched her body. ”Of course, even if it was very easy, the mission contribution can't be any less…”
”No problem! Our 'Nightingale' has once again successfully used her charm to capture another servant…”
Two men draped in cloaks walked out from the shadows. ”Is it confirmed to be the target?”
”Mmm. Donald, originally a sailor on Flame and Beauty. More than half a year ago, by a stroke of luck, he managed to escape with his life after an encounter with pirates and obtained a bag of pearls!” responded another member who had clearly done his research.
”Pirates and treasures aren't the key here…”
The first man in black had a solemn expression. ”What we need to figure out is how he wrote 'The Wealth of Nations', such a monumental work… My Lord—” Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
Halfway through, he suddenly stopped talking. His face looked cautious as he took a meaningful glance at Nightingale.
”Hehe… rest assured. No one can escape from my charm…” Miss Nightingale said confidently. She strutted forward with a cat-like gait and held up Donald's face with her hands, causing their eyes to meet. Her red lips moved slightly, and with a dreamy voice, she spat out words as though they were snake venom, ”Your name…”
”Donald!” answered Donald with a dazed voice, seemingly half-awake.
”Where's your home?”
”Malan Port!”
”Who are your wife and son?”
…
After a few easy questions, Miss Nightingale's eyes glistened. ”What exactly happened that time you were out at sea? Also… why were you able to write 'The Wealth of Nations'?”
”Because of… my Lord's blessing!”
Suddenly, Donald's voice became clear. His eyes under his green hair even had a look of mockery.
Not good!
Miss Nightingale quickly retreated, but at this moment, a steel-like fist punched into her lower abdomen.
”Ahh…”
She had never been good with physical strength. After receiving the blow, she immediately collapsed onto the ground, curled up like a huge prawn, and threw up stomach acid.
”What a pity… I was hoping to pry more intelligence!”
Donald loosened his joints and gazed at the two men in black. ”So… who are you? Which organization are you a part of?”
”Mr. Donald, it seems that you've exceeded our expectations!”
A man in black spoke slowly and took out a firearm from within his robes.
Right at this moment, without saying a word, the man beside him swiftly pounced at Donald, just like a preying cheetah.
In view of this, Donald just softly shouted a word, ”Water!”
A river-like curtain emerged around him in an instant, obstructing the man in black's attack.
”Hmm?”
The leader of the men in black retreated rapidly while shooting his rotating firearm without thinking.
Bang! Bang!
There was a rising plume of white smoke, and the smell of gunpowder permeated the entire basement.
However, Donald was completely unharmed. The water screen in front of him had circles of ripples and squeezed out multiple lead bullets.
After seeing this, the leader of the men in black immediately questioned him.
”Mysterious being? Where did you get your promotion from? Is there any relationship with the recent sea perils?”
”Those are very ungentlemanly questions and goes against the tradition of exchange!”
Donald held out his hand, and a chain formed by two streams of water circled around his wrist endlessly. ”Before that, shouldn't you be telling me… which existence is backing you?”
”Fight!”
The two men in black did not have the slightest hesitation as they chose to attack once again.
With a snarl of rage, one of the men's muscles exploded, bursting open his clothes and transforming into a small black giant in an instant.
As for the leader who was speaking, he took out another silver firearm. With a shot, a frighteningly huge hole emerged on the water screen.